Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-04-15
cp ANcEvuJE IDAHO COUNTY, FRIDAY APRIL
MOUNTAIN ECHOES.

Ike Orcutt will mine on Thomas creek
this summer.
PONY Smead and his family spent the
winter in Warrens.
Profs. Hexter and Edwards have
grown much stouter this winter.
The warm weather has put the snow
in the mountains in fine condition for
snow shoe travel.
No work has been done on any Of the
quartz ledges in Warrens this winter
excert Knott and little Giant.
Mr.. Wiley has been developing the
"W. B. Knott" mine this winter and
has plenty of ore on the dump.
Several tunnels were built through the
snow in the main street of Warrens for
the residents to communicate together.
Geo. Sears has entirely recovered from
his broken ancle, and says he never
wants to spend another winter in the
mountains.
Three Fingered Smith has bought out
Sim Willey's interest in the south fork
bridge and is now located there with
one Of his four sons.
Geo Riebold has his mill house filled
up with ore taken from the Little
Giant" this winter. all of the same quail
ity of rich rock for which that mine is
noted.
- All hands in Warrens grieved to hear
of the death of the mule Jennie, who
had packed meat in the camp for nine
teen years. The weekly stag dance was
postponed sin memoriam."
During the blockade the Press was
the only paper received in the camp
and it was therefore doubly welcome.
1t only missed one week, through being
mislaid at one of the way Offices.
Owing to the poor health of B. M. l..
Brown and the absence of Geo. Brown
and John Long. no work was done on
the Bull Dog" mine last winter, but
the quartz is there all the same.
George Brown and Lemhi have been
Working the Tail Holt claim on the
south fork this winter and have done
well. Negotiations for the sale of the
claim to a China company are pending.
Jesse Farmer left John Day for Mil.
ler's camp three weeks ago and found
his cabin buried 80 deep under the
snow that he had to excavate long
series of steps in order to get to the
door.
r. Warren Helm caught the biggest
Ktrout ever pulled out of the south fork.
1t weighed 33ibs. One of those trout
and one of our potatoes ''as big as beel
barrels" would make square meal fol
hungry man.
Luther johnson, of Alton district
spent the winter in the Weiser valley
and wrote to DIR. Ford lately that hi
had succeeded in bonding the Cleveland
mine for 100000. He will be in there
with some monied men by May1.
Alton district will be pretty well pros
pected this summer. Southern Idaho II
pretty we'll worked up over the devel
opments which have already been mad'
in there and several hundred prospect
ors will start in as soon as the trails arr
passable.
/ Mr.. Kelly says that the wind storm
have been unusually violent in tn
mountains this winter, and judging b.
the number of trees which have ha
: their tops blown of, he expects to hav
quite a Job to clear the Melnor trail 70
travel when the snow goes of.
Bob Royal, Ch. Brown and Chris Al
mold wintered in Florence and ran OF
|, of grub. Royal made trip to the rive
and returned with a paper of pea
: Arnold has eight tons of "Bear Track
3 quartz piled in the arastrar, which
, saws is as rich as any ever taken frol
}. that famous little ledge.